Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of the US healthcare system, including liver transplantation. The objective of this study was to understand national changes to pediatric liver transplantation during COVID-19. Methods: Using SRTR data, we compared waitlist additions, removals, and liver transplantations for pre-COVID-19 (March-November 2016–2019), early COVID-19 (March-May 2020), and late COVID-19 (June-November 2020). Results: Waitlist additions decreased by 25% during early COVID-19 (41.3/month vs. 55.4/month, p
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Kemme, S., Yoeli, D., Sundaram, S. S., Adams, M. A., & Feldman, A. G. (2022). Decreased access to pediatric liver transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatric Transplantation, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.14162
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